xxxZigZagxxx's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Cloud Powder (loop)]

0:00 Hmm. It's pretty loud!
0:09 The synths aren't mixed that well, but the composition's OK
0:17 Hmm... seems a bit crowded. And the bass is overwhelming.
0:33 Yeah I think you can do a bit by EQ'ing that will solve a lot of these problems.
0:00 loops well toh

Ok a nice loop, but it gets a bit annoying after a while, and you need to learn how to EQ the bass out of your synths to make it less annoying. Like, it has this really piercing vibe that's hard to shake. Other than that, it's a good stepping stone. Just needs work.

TinyLobsterFace responds:

Thanks for the feedback, though I don't know how 'bass' can be piercing.

[found]

0:00 OK
0:20 I'm not that experienced with Grunge, but this sounds cool. Reminds me of when people used to have bands in their Garage.
0:37 Pretty tight work with drums. Some is a little offbeat but that doesn't really matter when you've got a nice sound. Especially when you hvae the fills, it takes just a little while to come back just like an inexperienced drummer. But it reminds me of Meg White, and coincidentally Meg White is one of my favourite drummers coz she keeps it simple.
1:29 It's pretty nice. I like the 4-hit snare roll you do sometimes. Perhaps don't do it after every single beat, otherwise it might get a little old.
1:51 Yeah there we go, it's changing up.
2:05 OK let's see if it's staying like this for ages.
<skips about the song>
4:15 ooh i like this part. it's really solemn nice guitar playing, but it's so quiet you can almost not hear anything.
4:57 reminds me of oldfield or something. pretty nice.
<skips>
6:00 lol lots of extraneous sound. oh well.

Pretty nice demo. I liked it. I'm not experienced with grunge but it sounded good to my ears. Kind of like Nirvana meets White Stripes or something. Garage rock and Grunge or something.

Cool stuff.

sixshadowsix responds:

THANKS!

[It's Been A While]

0:04 OK, very bassy, but still melodic.
0:11 I like your sense of composition.
0:14 WOW that swoosh was way too loud
0:21 The drums could use a bit of energy. It's a bit too... boppy for my taste.
0:33 You've quite a lot of harsh frequencies making their way through... piercing ones. Maybe you can EQ them so they don't seem so piercing
0:54 OH GEE THAT SWISH way too loud
1:00 I do like your melodies though. Very fresh. I think you need better synths though.
1:10 That kick is a bit too... bassy and its release is too... short or something.
1:24 I like that synth. It's very short and nice and cuts through nicely without being brash.
1:35 that swish. man, your swishes are terrible.
1:43 Hmm... not too sure about that synth that stabs on every half a note. It's too... dominant. It doesn't flow.
2:06 OK the melody might be getting a bit old now... or is it the chord progression. Probably the chord progression. You can change it up for different parts of the song, you know.
2:28 Hmm. This is nice and calm ending.

Overall, a good song for where you're at. Maybe you need to work on flow, groove and other things, but right now I suspect you're learning so these things will come to you in time. Overall, very nice. Needs improvement, but nice.

SolarFloss responds:

Wow, okay thanks for everything! :D

[water+]

0:00 Nice loop. The mixing is a little funny. Not sure if those are real chords.
0:11 I can hear a little voice loop in there. Funny.
0:19 If anything this sounds like experimentation. I don't mind experimentation.
0:28 It's slightly hilarious.

It is repetitive, but kinda catchy. But it's just experimentation, and it gets really jarring after a while with the really off-putting chords and such. Needs a bit more to push it past average.

Cool!

Tarteviant responds:

Thanks for the feedback.. my ears can't really do everything by themselves lol appreciate it loads guys.
The mix is mind boggling. It sounds like some simple little loop but I have to compress this, reverb that, eq this, quiet that, just for it to even sound bland enough to not be a pain.

But yea this was an experiment,

yea..

[Final Passage-[Cinematic]]

These are... epic. I can't believe it. Thanks for entrancing me with your music. Keep on keeping on. You are a star in the sky.

[Liquid High]

0:00 Nice soothing intro.
0:12 Drum&bass rhythm coming in. Lots of reverb. nice intro.
0:22 You got hi's coming in here. If anything, this song kind of lacks a little energy so far, and feels like bits are being pasted on as we go.
0:43 I think this is supposed to be a build-up. It should be a bit more exciting. Using things like automation filters could be exciting.
1:10 Hmm... the bass isn't all too bassy. It needs to be a bit more impacting.
1:25 Playful. Has a playful melody. Perhaps the type of reverb on that main lead is too weird. It feels like it's in a different space altogether. I don't really like it.
2:09 It's getting a bit repetitive right now. Be nice if things varied to keep me interesting. Yes the melody is progressing, but nothing else seems to be.
2:49 Still kind of sitting here waiting for something to happen.
2:57 OK nice build up, repeating synths, I hope it builds to a nice conclusion.
3:20 Ok this is interesting. I like at least that there's some variety. But still nedes to be interesting. That hi-hat pattern's a bit boring.
3:37 Did it just loop over again? I'm going to skip through to check. It sounds like it exactly looped.

Ok not sure if it looped again but I didn't want to listen to it and it sounded pretty much the same. Very moody, very understated, but just a little bit boring. You might want to spice things up and fix the reverb on that main synth. Things are just a little dreary and lacking energy, and I can't really hear the fullness of your lead etc.

Thanks for letting me listen!

[Torture Rack [Lex Luger type]

Very tight. Very loud. Very nice. this is probably the best beat I've heard from you. Well done.